Chapter: An unseen beauty of Bangladesh
đ Vocabulary
ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six
â Most Important Exam Words
attractionlandscapecountrysidescenicruralgloryeye-catchingpictorialcrystal-clearvalleyabandonedindigenousculturetraditionacademypreservepromoteheritagedestinationtransportationusuallyjourneyunseenless-knowndiverselocateattractive
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Add the prefix un- to seen to form unseen, meaning not seen.
âē Add the suffix -ion to attract to form attraction, meaning the act or quality of attracting.
âē Add the suffix -ive to attract to form attractive, meaning able to attract.
âē Add the suffix -scape to land to form landscape, meaning the appearance of an area of land.
âē Add the suffix -al to culture to form cultural, meaning related to culture.
âē Add the suffix -ous to danger to form dangerous, meaning full of danger; similarly, indigenous is an adjective describing native people.
âē Add the suffix -ment to move to form movement, meaning the act or process of moving.
âē Add the suffix -ly to usual to form usually, meaning generally or normally.
âē Add the prefix aban- and the suffix -ed in abandoned, meaning left empty or deserted.
âē Use the compound adjective eye-catching to describe something that attracts attention.
1. Natural Beauty and Landscape (8 words)
attraction[/ÉËtrÃĻkĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ; āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ
Example: The natural attractions of Birishiri draw many visitors.
Syn: appeal, charmAnt: repulsion
đĄ Exam tip: Attraction means something interesting that draws people's attention.
landscape[/ËlÃĻndskeÉĒp/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯; āĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĒ
Example: Shusong Durgapur has an amazing landscape.
Syn: scenery, viewAnt: eyesore
đĄ Exam tip: Use landscape for the overall appearance of an area.
countryside[/ËkĘntrisaÉĒd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ˛; āĻĒāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Many beautiful places are found in the remote countryside.
Syn: rural area, villageAnt: city
đĄ Exam tip: Countryside is an uncountable noun and usually takes a singular verb.
scenic[/ËsiËnÉĒk/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ; āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ§
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°
Example: The scenic beauty of the river attracts tourists.
Syn: picturesque, beautifulAnt: ugly
đĄ Exam tip: Scenic is an adjective; the noun form is scenery.
rural[/ËrĘÉrÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻŖ; āĻĒāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤
Alt: āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°
Example: Birishiri is situated in a quiet rural area.
Syn: country, agriculturalAnt: urban
đĄ Exam tip: The opposite of rural is urban.
glory[/ËÉĄlÉËri/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻž; āĻā§āĻ°āĻŦ
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻŽāĻ
Example: The nature of Birishiri has unfolded its glory.
Syn: splendour, beautyAnt: shame
đĄ Exam tip: In this chapter, glory refers to the beauty and splendour of nature.
eye-catching[/ËaÉĒËkÃĻtĘÉĒÅ/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ¨; āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Alt: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§ā§
Example: Bangladesh has many eye-catching tourist destinations.
Syn: attractive, strikingAnt: unattractive
đĄ Exam tip: Eye-catching is a compound adjective and is often used before a noun.
pictorial[/pÉĒkËtÉËriÉl/]adjhard
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°; āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸āĻĻā§āĻļ
Alt: āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤
Example: The pictorial mountain-valley looks wonderful.
Syn: picturesque, graphicAnt: plain
đĄ Exam tip: Pictorial means looking like a picture.
2. Rivers, Hills and Natural Features (8 words)
crystal-clear[/ËkrÉĒstÉl ËklÉĒÉr/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻā§āĻ
Alt: āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻā§āĻ
Example: The crystal-clear water of the Someshwari River is beautiful.
Syn: transparent, clearAnt: muddy
đĄ Exam tip: Use crystal-clear to describe very clean and transparent water.
river[/ËrÉĒvÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻĻā§
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻž
Example: The Someshwari is an important river of Birishiri.
Syn: waterway, streamAnt: desert
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form of river is rivers.
hill[/hÉĒl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžā§; āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻā§ā§ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Example: Visitors can see the hills of Meghalaya from Birishiri.
Syn: mount, highlandAnt: valley
đĄ Exam tip: Remember the question form: Are there any hills?
valley[/ËvÃĻli/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžā§ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Example: The blue water of the mountain-valley is attractive.
Syn: dale, basinAnt: hill
đĄ Exam tip: A valley is usually found between hills or mountains.
mountain[/ËmaĘntÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤; āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžā§
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ° āĻā§ā§ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Example: The ceramic mountain is the main attraction of Durgapur.
Syn: peak, mountAnt: plain
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is mountains.
movement[/ËmuËvmÉnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ˛āĻ¨; āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻž
Example: The modest movement of the river looks charming.
Syn: motion, motioningAnt: stillness
đĄ Exam tip: Movement is the noun form of move.
modest[/ËmÉdÉĒst/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻĻā§; āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ā§
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨
Example: We enjoyed the modest movement of the river.
Syn: gentle, moderateAnt: excessive
đĄ Exam tip: In the passage, modest means gentle or slow.
abandoned[/ÉËbÃĻndÉnd/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤
Alt: āĻ¯āĻž āĻā§ā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻā§
Example: There are abandoned coal mines in the area.
Syn: deserted, forsakenAnt: occupied
đĄ Exam tip: Abandoned is the past participle of abandon and can work as an adjective.
3. Culture, People and Heritage (8 words)
indigenous[/ÉĒnËdÉĒdĘÉnÉs/]adjhard
Meaning: āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§; āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§
Alt: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
Example: Several indigenous groups live in Durgapur.
Syn: native, localAnt: foreign
đĄ Exam tip: Indigenous is commonly used before groups or people.
group[/ÉĄruËp/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻ˛; āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ
Example: Hajong, Garo, Achik and Mandi are indigenous groups.
Syn: community, classAnt: individual
đĄ Exam tip: A group of people takes a plural verb in many contexts.
culture[/ËkĘltĘÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ
Example: The academy preserves the culture of indigenous groups.
Syn: tradition, heritageAnt: barbarism
đĄ Exam tip: Culture is an uncountable noun when it means a way of life.
tradition[/trÉËdÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯; āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻž
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: The cultural academy promotes local traditions.
Syn: custom, practiceAnt: innovation
đĄ Exam tip: Tradition means a custom handed down through generations.
academy[/ÉËkÃĻdÉmi/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄā§āĻŽāĻŋ; āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨
Example: The cultural academy is in Durgapur.
Syn: institute, schoolAnt: ignorance
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form of academy is academies.
preserve[/prÉĒËzÉËrv/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The academy works to preserve indigenous culture.
Syn: protect, conserveAnt: destroy
đĄ Exam tip: Preserve is followed by an object: preserve culture or traditions.
promote[/prÉËmoĘt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The academy promotes the traditions of local people.
Syn: encourage, supportAnt: discourage
đĄ Exam tip: Promote can mean support, advertise or help something grow.
heritage[/ËherÉĒtÉĒdĘ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ
Example: The temples and forests are part of the areaâs heritage.
Syn: legacy, inheritanceAnt: modernity
đĄ Exam tip: Heritage is often used with cultural, national or historical.
4. Tourist Attractions and Places (8 words)
temple[/ËtempÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: The Dasha Busha Temple is a tourist attraction.
Syn: shrine, sanctuaryAnt: secular building
đĄ Exam tip: Use a or the before a singular countable noun: a temple.
palace[/ËpÃĻlÉs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻĻ
Alt: āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻžāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻŦāĻ¨
Example: Visitors can see the palace of the Susang king.
Syn: royal residence, mansionAnt: hut
đĄ Exam tip: The first sound in palace is pronounced like /pÃĻ/, not /peÉĒ/.
forest[/ËfÉrÉĒst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨
Alt: āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻžā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: The Sal forests are among the attractions of Birishiri.
Syn: woodland, jungleAnt: desert
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is forests.
garden[/ËÉĄÉËrdÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨
Alt: āĻĢā§āĻ˛, āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻžāĻˇā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: The orange gardens are beautiful in winter.
Syn: orchard, parkAnt: wasteland
đĄ Exam tip: An orange garden may also be called an orange orchard.
mine[/maÉĒn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¨āĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: The abandoned coal mines attract curious visitors.
Syn: pit, excavationAnt: surface
đĄ Exam tip: Mine has another meaning as a possessive pronoun, so use context carefully.
destination[/ËdestÉĒËneÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Alt: āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: Birishiri is a less-known tourist destination.
Syn: goal, endpointAnt: starting point
đĄ Exam tip: A destination is a place, not the journey to that place.
tourist[/ËtĘÉrÉĒst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
Example: Many tourists visit Birishiri every year.
Syn: traveller, visitorAnt: resident
đĄ Exam tip: The adjective form is touristic or tourist.
souvenir[/ËsuËvÉËnÉĒÉr/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§
Example: Tourists often buy souvenirs from a beautiful place.
Syn: memento, keepsakeAnt: ordinary object
đĄ Exam tip: Souvenir is usually connected with travel and memories.
5. Travel and Transportation (8 words)
transportation[/ËtrÃĻnspÉrËteÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤āĻžā§āĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž; āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāĻ¨
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Road transportation is the best way to reach Birishiri.
Syn: transport, travelAnt: staying
đĄ Exam tip: Transportation is an uncountable noun in this meaning.
road[/roĘd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻ; āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž
Alt: āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻĨ
Example: We travelled to Birishiri by road from Dhaka.
Syn: street, highwayAnt: off-road
đĄ Exam tip: The phrase by road means travelling using roads.
direct[/dÉËrekt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻžā§āĻž
Example: There is a direct bus to Birishiri from Dhaka.
Syn: straight, non-stopAnt: indirect
đĄ Exam tip: Direct is often used before bus, train or flight.
bus[/bĘs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨
Example: The direct bus leaves from Mohakhali bus stand.
Syn: coach, vehicleAnt: pedestrian
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is buses, not buss.
stand[/stÃĻnd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ; āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Alt: āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻž
Example: The bus starts from Mohakhali bus stand.
Syn: terminal, stopAnt: road
đĄ Exam tip: Bus stand means a place where buses stop or start.
usually[/ËjuËĘuÉli/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤
Alt: āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§
Example: The journey usually takes five to six hours.
Syn: generally, normallyAnt: rarely
đĄ Exam tip: Usually generally comes before the main verb but after the verb be.
journey[/ËdĘÉËrni/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖ; āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: The journey from Dhaka to Birishiri takes five to six hours.
Syn: trip, voyageAnt: stay
đĄ Exam tip: Journey focuses on the travel process; destination focuses on the endpoint.
rickshaw[/ËrÉĒkĘÉË/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻļāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨
Example: Visitors can travel around the town by rickshaw.
Syn: three-wheeler, vehicleAnt: aircraft
đĄ Exam tip: The phrase by rickshaw is used to describe the means of transport.
6. Useful Descriptive and Exam Expressions (8 words)
unseen[/ËĘnËsiËn/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻĻā§āĻāĻž; āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤
Alt: āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋ
Example: Birishiri is called an unseen beauty of Bangladesh.
Syn: unknown, unnoticedAnt: seen
đĄ Exam tip: Unseen is formed by adding the prefix un- to seen.
less-known[/Ëles ËnoĘn/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤
Alt: āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Example: Birishiri is a less-known tourist spot.
Syn: unknown, obscureAnt: famous
đĄ Exam tip: Less-known does not mean completely unknown.
amazing[/ÉËmeÉĒzÉĒÅ/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻ°
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻļā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨āĻ
Example: Shusong Durgapur has an amazing landscape.
Syn: wonderful, astonishingAnt: ordinary
đĄ Exam tip: Use amazing for something that causes surprise or admiration.
charming[/ËtĘÉËrmÉĒÅ/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ§āĻāĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§ā§ āĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžā§āĻ
Example: The charming landscape lies along the Shomeshwari River.
Syn: delightful, pleasantAnt: unpleasant
đĄ Exam tip: Charming is a positive adjective used for people, places or things.
remote[/rÉĒËmoĘt/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§
Alt: āĻļāĻšāĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°
Example: Many remote areas of Bangladesh are still unknown to us.
Syn: distant, isolatedAnt: nearby
đĄ Exam tip: Remote means far away, especially from cities or populated areas.
diverse[/daÉĒËvÉËrs/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¤
Example: The area is home to diverse indigenous groups.
Syn: varied, differentAnt: uniform
đĄ Exam tip: Diverse is followed by a plural noun in this context.
locate[/ËloĘkeÉĒt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž; āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Shusong Durgapur is located in Netrokona district.
Syn: situate, findAnt: misplace
đĄ Exam tip: The passive form is common: is located in or near a place.
attractive[/ÉËtrÃĻktÉĒv/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§ā§
Alt: āĻ¯āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§
Example: The blue water makes the valley attractive.
Syn: appealing, beautifulAnt: unattractive
đĄ Exam tip: Attractive is the adjective form of attraction.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Remember the key facts: Shusong Durgapur is in Netrokona district and is about 170 kilometres north of Dhaka.
âĸ The two rivers mentioned in the lesson are the Shomeshwari and the Kangsa; Kangsa is also known as old Someshwari.
âĸ The main attractions are the ceramic hill of Durgapur and the charming landscape along the Shomeshwari River.
âĸ From Birishiri, visitors can see the hills of Meghalaya, an Indian state.
âĸ The cultural academy in Durgapur preserves and promotes the culture and traditions of indigenous groups.
âĸ The best way to travel from Dhaka to Birishiri is by road, using a direct bus from Mohakhali bus stand.
âĸ The bus journey usually takes five to six hours, and visitors can travel around the town by rickshaw.
âĸ For matching questions, eye-catching destinations means places that draw attention, crystal-clear means see-through, and modest movement means gentle flow.
âĸ Green, remote countryside means a rural and distant place full of plants and trees.
âĸ Pictorial mountain-valley means a plain land between two hills that looks like a picture.
âĸ In paragraph writing, include the place name, location, natural beauty, attractions, communication system and your personal opinion.
âĸ Use present simple tense for general facts: Birishiri is located in Netrokona district.
âĸ Use there is for one item and there are for more than one item: There is a ceramic hill; there are two rivers.
âĸ For questions about places, practise the patterns: Are there any...? Can I see...? How can I get to...? Why is it called...?
âĸ Distinguish between culture and tradition: culture is the whole way of life, while tradition is a custom passed from one generation to another.